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One section of a massive Lego train layout at the National Train Show in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9, 2005. Lego Trains (stylized as LEGO Trains) is a product range and theme of the construction toy Lego, which incorporates buildable train sets. The Lego Trains theme became a sub-theme of Lego City in 2006.
One of Lego most successful series, the Lego train system is released. Initial train sets include a 4.5-volt motor and rails. Lego is now sold in 42 countries. 1967: First Lego hinges. 1968: Train sets with a 12-volt motor are introduced. On June 7, the Legoland Park in Billund is opened, at which 3,000 people visit on the opening day.
Samsonite manufacturing in North America did not switch at the same time, and still used some degree of cellulose acetate in its Lego products. 1964 was the first year that saw the inclusion of instruction manuals in Lego sets. A notable Lego Group series, [17] the Lego train system, was released in 1966.
In 1992, Duplo Toolo was introduced, which was a range of construction sets using screwdrivers and was aimed at children between the ages of three and six. [5] 1993 brought a grey rail train system with a stop-and-start track. Later, two more train systems arrived. In 2005, Lego started selling Duplo trains themed after Thomas & Friends.
Lego sets of the Lego City theme. Since the 1950s, the Lego Group has released thousands of sets with a variety of themes, including space, pirates, trains, (European) castle, dinosaurs, undersea exploration, and wild west, as well as wholly original themes like Bionicle and Hero Factory.
Inspired by the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s and 1970s, the Wild West theme was one of the first themes to appear in Lego sets. Toy sets such as Wild West Scene (365), released in 1975, and Western Train (726), released in 1976 were early examples of this experimentation.